The Only Unforgivable Thing

Marillion

Intro (Gtr. 1) ===== 0:42 e|-------|-------|-------|-------| B|-------|----15-|----15-|----15-| G|-DRUMS-|-------|-------|-------| D|-ENTER-|-17----|-17----|-17----| A|-------|-------|-------|-------| E|-------|-------|-------|-------| A.H e|----------------|----------------------|----| B|-20----------20-|-20-------------------|-20-| G|----16-17-19----|----16-17-19-19-0--0--|----| D|----------------|----------------17-19-|----| A|----------------|----------------------|----| E|----------------|----------------------|----| e|----------|-------------------------|----| B|----------|-------------------------|----| G|----19-19-|-19----------19----------|-19-| D|-17-19-17-|----17-19-17----17-19-17-|----| A|----------|-------------------------|----| E|----------|-------------------------|----| Part 1 ====== The only unforgivable thing e|----------| B|----------| G|-19-17-16-| Gtr. 1 D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Hauls itself out of bed e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-14----12----12----| Gtr. 2 D|----12----12----12-| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Looks so unnaturally e|----------| B|----------| G|-16-17-19-| Gtr. 1 D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| At the BloodyEnglishWeather e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-12----12----| Gtr. 2 D|----12----12-| A|-------------| E|-------------| The only unforgivable thing Waits for me in the corner of the room e|-15----15----15----15----| B|-------------------------| G|----17----17----16----16-| Gtr. 1 D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Laughs as I clean my teeth e|-------------| B|-10b12r10----| G|----------9~-| Gtr. 2 D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| Laughs as I rub at my eyes e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-17----16----16-------| Gtr. 2 D|----17----17----17-17-| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| The only unforgivable thing e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| Gtr. 1 D|-17-17-19~-| A|-----------| E|-----------| Is curled up in the wardrobe with my clothes e|-17b18r17-15-------| B|-------------18b20-| G|-------------------| Gtr. 2 D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Sticks like chicken bones in my throat e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-(16)b17r16----------| Gtr. 1 D|------------17-17b19-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Ruins... ...the ritual Sunday lunchtimes e|-------------------| B|-17----18----------| G|-------------19----| Gtr. 1 D|----17----17----17-| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| The only unforgivable thing Watches itself with me Evernight on the TV e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| Gtr. 2 D|-17b19r17s12-| A|-------------| E|-------------| Follows me across the park e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| Gtr. 2 D|-----------------| A|-15-15-15s17-17~-| E|-----------------| As I go out walking in the dark Waits for me in the kitchen cupboards Part 2/Chorus ============= Gtr. 3 e|-------5~-----| B|----3~-5~-6-5-| G|-4~-4~-2~-5-2-| x 2 D|-5~-4~-2~-3-2-| A|-5~-2~-0~-3-2-| E|-3~-----------| The only unforgivable thing The only unforgivable thing Bridge (Gtr. 2) ====== Gtr. 4 strums chords e|---------------------------------------------| B|-----12s8------------------------------------| G|-14~------9~-7p5p4-5~-5h7p5p0-4~-------------| We will close down D|---------------------------------5-7~-2s5-7~-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Hide in the corner of the Lost and Found e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-5~-----7~-| A|----5s7----| E|-----------| For to live without the ground e|-----------| B|-13-13-12~-| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Is so unsound e|-15p12-----------| B|-------13p12-----| G|-------------14~-| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Gravity would only e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-14b16r14p12~-| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Pull us down e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------14~-14s17-16-----| D|-------14-17--------------17~-| A|-14s15------------------------| E|------------------------------| Will no one help the boys Who exist only as voices? e|--0~----0~---0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---| B|--0~----0h1~-0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---| G|--0~----0~---0~-2~-----2-----2~---2~---| Gtr. 3 D|--2~----2~---2~-3~-----3-----3~---3~---| A|--2~----2~---2~-3~-----3-----3~---3~---| E|--0~----0~---0~-1~-----1-----1~---1~---| | e|---------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------15-17-17~-| G|-----------------------16-17-----------| Gtr. 5 D|----------------17s19~-----------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Interlude 1 =========== Guitar 4 Strums () Gtr. 2 e|-13-------12-------------------------------------| B|-------------------13-------13-------15----13----| G|----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12-| x8 D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Comes in on 5th repeat: Gtr. 1 e|-------22-20-------22-20-------22-20-------------------------| B|-20-22-------20-22-------20-22-------17-18-17----------------| G|----------------------------------------------17-17-19-17-15-| Gtr. 5 D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude 2 (Gtr. 6) =========== I have lost the stars and the sky It was so that I could keep the earth So now I'm found Beyond the rocket-burst among the burned out fireworks In No-vember Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2) =========== e|--------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15---17-15-17b19~-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------x-------------| G|-7-7-7~s19-19-19~-17p16-19~-16-17-16--------------------------x--------------| D|-------------------------------------19-17-19-19~----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-19s22-17----17----------------------------------------------| B|-------------22-------19~-------------------20~-20b22-22r20-----| G|-------------------21-----19s17-16--------------------------19~-| D|-----------------------------------19s17-19---------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Part 2 ====== The only unforgivable thing e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-16b17r16~-| (Gtr. 5) D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Is comfortable in it's own skin Whispers "Why did you do this to me?" e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-17s16-14s12s14~-| D|-----------------|?til it's just about all A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Just about all I can see

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